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Rafael Herzberg is an energy consultant based in São Paulo, Brazil with 40 years experience in power, gas and biomass contracting, energy efficiency projects, onsite power projects (substations, generation and cogeneration), awarded in Brazil and US

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Brazil: The blanket is too short!

The reservoirs that supply the hydroelectric power plants (that account for more than 70% of Brazil's power matrix) present in mid-summer, at the height of what would be the rainy season, only 35% of their nominal capacity.

It is equivalent to about 1.3 months of national energy consumption, stored in water. Very little to mitigate the risks of year-round volatility, considering the dry period that lasts more than half a year.

As always, the expectation is that short-term prices will skyrocket. In the same line the prices for future delivery should increase to a new level.

If you would like to take advantage of this cyclical phenomenon, proactively, by adopting a winning strategy, get in touch to know the alternatives. Opportunities will surely surprise you!

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